Cinder-deflector.



R. A. BEYMER. GINDER DEFLEGTOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1913.

Patented Apr. 7, 1914 wi/iwwoom UNITED STATES CINDER-DEFLECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 6, 1913.

Patented Apr. 7, 1514:.

Serial No. 783,427.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RUBY A. BEYMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbia, in the county of Richland and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cinder-Deflectors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention comprehends improvements in cinder deflectors and relates more particularly to those which are especially adapted for use upon railway coaches between the windows thereof.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a cinder deflector which shall be of extremely simple construction, cheap to manufacture, and which will effectually prevent the cinders blowing into the open windows of a railway coach.

As a further object the invention aims to provide a deflector which may be easily secured between the windows of a coach and which may be adjusted easily so as to fit accurately and neatly between a. pair of windows.

With these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent as the description'proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the follow ing description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a railway coach, showing two of my deflectors carried thereon between the windows thereof, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View through the deflector, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through one of the side walls and deflector plates carried thereby, and, Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevation.

My improved cinder deflector is preferably formed from a sheet of metal plate by stamping and bending into the proper shape. As illustrated in the drawings, the deflector comprises the vertical side walls 5 and 6, which converge outwardly and form between them an acute angle. These side walls are preferably rectangular in shape and may be of any suitable length and width. Rear walls 7 and 8 are carried upon the free longitudinal edges of the side walls 5 and 6, respectively, and extend toward each other, forming acute angles with the side walls. The rear walls are rectangular in shape, of a less width than the side walls, and have their free longitudinal edges disposed in spaced relation with respect to one another. The rear walls are disposed in the same plane and are formed with screw holes 9 to receive the screws which secure the deflector in position upon a coach. The side walls 5 and 6 are formed with transverse slots 10 so positioned as to permit a tool being inserted therethrough when it is desired to turn the fastening screws which extend through the openings 9. Referring to Fig. 2, it will be apparent that a screwdriver could be inserted through one of the openings 10 and rotated so as to easily drive a screw through the corresponding screw hole 9.

Each of the side walls carries a plurality of deflector plates 11 arranged in a vertical series thereon. These plates are rectangular in shape and are stamped from the metal forming the side walls but are left attached thereto along their lower edges. These plates are bent outwardly, forming angles of about 30 with the walls and leaving the openings 12.

In use the deflector is attached to a coach, such as designated by the numeral 13 between a pair of windows 14. The walls 5 and 6 may be sprung toward and away from one another in order to fit the deflector neatly between the windows. When the coach is in motion the cinders will strike against the forward side wall and the deflector plates carried thereon and because of the air currents set up by the deflector will either be directed into the deflector or thrown outwardly from the side of the coach. The advance side wall extends outwardly and rearwardly from the side of the coach and will therefore cause the air striking against it to be deflected outwardly so that the cinders which do not pass intothe deflector will not be blown into the window to the rear of the deflector. Each deflector plate causes an outward and downward current of air and tends to direct the cinders which strike it through the next lower opening 12 into the interior of the deflector. The cinders which pass will drop downwardly through the lower open end thereof which discharges below the tops of the window sills.

The openings 10 and deflectors 11 greatly increase the efliciency of my deflector, smce' through their agency the major portion of the cinders striking the deflector are discharged through the lower end thereof below thelevel of the windows. Under certain atmospheric conditions, the outward drafts caused by the deflectors are not sufliciently strong to carry all of the cinders clear of the car and prevent them being blown into the windows, and it is at these times that my deflector proves of great practicability. The deflectors 11 cause a strong downward current within the body of the device so that all of the cinders which are carried thereinto are blown forcibly through the bottom thereof. The deflectors 11 also prevent cinders blowing in one side of the body and out the other through the alined openings 10.

In the manufacture of my improved deflector the openings 9 and 10 and the deflector plate 11 are preferably stamped before the sheet metal plate has been bent. After this has been done the deflector plates are bent at an angle to the blank and then the latter is bent along the line of its longitudinal center to provide the side walls 5 and 6. The last step in the process of manufacture consists in bending the longitudinal edges of the plate so as to form acute angles with the side walls and provide the rear walls 7 and 8. This construction produces a deflector which is somewhat triangularin contour and open at both ends.

It is to be understood that while'I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited to this exact construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, but may make such changes as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. 'A deflector comprising a pair of converging side walls, a plurality of deflector plates arranged in "series upon each of the ,to form acute angles therewith, and rear walls formed upon the free longitudinal edges of the side walls, said rear walls extending toward one another and formed with screw holes, the side walls being transversely slotted to permit access to the screw holes from the front ofthe deflector.

3. The combination with a coach, of a cinder deflector secured'between a pair of windows thereof, said deflector comprising a pair of outwardly converging side Walls, a pair of rear walls carried upon the inner edges of the sidewalls, said rear walls being disposed against the side of the coach and extending toward each other, the rear walls being formed with screw holes and the side walls being formed with transverse slots in alinement with said screw holes, and a plurality of deflector plates carried upon each of the side walls and arranged in a vertical series thereon, said deflector plates being attached to the side walls at their lower edges and forming angles therewith, the side walls being cut away to the rear of each deflector plate. 1

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RUBY A. BEYMER.

Witnesses:

F. T. 'GRIMSLEY, W. L. LESLIE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of .Iatents,

Washington, D. C. 

